Hey Thorsten - Just wanted to chime in since you asked. No I am not Brendan. I am ...only me. ;) I never post under any other name but middayshadows , be it here , or EB or Spoilertv etc. Just thought I'd let you know - I wouldn't sink to addressing you under an alias - I hope you didnt think that, after we buried the hatchet.

(middayshadows is a Radiohead reference , not an anagram - as someone speculated - btw)

I've been quiet here lately, preoccupied with work, but I have been enjoying the conversation and checking in.It's nice to see that the previous good vibes are back, here. I've also been doing some sleuthing on my own, to no avail(yet!). I too am convinced there is an answer lurking somewhere in the Linder Gallery.

I have been meaning to say that I think this photo collection idea you are putting together is an awesome idea. I'm sure it'll look fantastic! :)

Hey guys n gals. Thanks for the video capture LT! Won't be getting a Blu-Ray Live player till xmas...hope I don't miss much. BTW, Entertainment Weekly did an article and told a little more about what will go on with LostUni. Sounds more interesting than I thought it'd be.

Well, thanks for the thought, Thorsten! You're finished now though, and I'll be happy to check out the end result. Awesome idea.

Well, I just splurged and put down the coin (online at Best Buy for pick up tomorrow) for the Dharma Orientation Kit on Blu Ray. I could not resist. I had a coupon and a gift card , so it wasnt too bad. I am so jazzed to pick it up, you have no idea.

Sorry, I've have been so quiet. I have been busy working away, finishing up the series Im working on, and also waiting to add something substantive to the mix here. (my delusions of cracking the secret clue are...well, delusions, it seems).

Think I had a dream about the Linder Gallery last night. K, off to bed.

@ Sam G - good article, especially the bit about students getting hints about what's to come next season and how we won't realize it till we start watching it....now I'm Really Really Really excited. Bring on seaso 6, can't wait :D

What a brillant poster, I love it! I really wish I had a pic to submit, would of loved to be a part of this. Love the F5 reference, and must say as a owner of the Love Triangle myself I think it looks great in that frame, good job :)

hooray! I'm slap bang in the middle of a poster - the closest I'll ever get to any on this ARG at this rate :( well done thorsten, it looks minty fresh. For those wondering where I am (why?) look for the headless woman...

btw - I am so glad Karen made the poster. She has been following ARG all along, and is the hero Lostie would made it possible for me to get the Polar Bear print when I was otherwise occupied.(at the hospital)Thanks again Karen!

Chris- don't forget to let us know about final expenses to chip in on your Paypal.

Wow- Amazon must be doing something right in that everyone knows about their sale today. Waiting for my S5 Bluray for LU from UPS. Someday, we'll speak only in abbreviations. Oh, wait- the youngins already do that with textspeak!

I found reasonable airfare to L.A. But I've been working weekends to put together financial information to sell the co. that I work for. Finally have a taker so I've worked myself right out of a job! HA! Wish I was making some money off this but the amount will only get us out of the hole we've dug. So no LA for me and probably no more art. But I will be with you all in spirit.

(and Happy Birthday to E.C. Segar, the creator of the Eugene character. I love that little Jeep)

Thorsten, I love the poster! I promise to buy one no matter what the cost! Also, I'm a bit stunned by the Lost seasons 1-5 price. Someone bought me all of them for the "full" Amazon.com price (more than $200) a few weeks ago from my Amazon.com wish list.

Thorsten,I know that feeling. You begin to lose your identity separate from your profession. So now that I have nothing to do, who am I? It's quite a jarring thought. I hope it works out for the best for him.

Eugene, I know the part about losing my identity. I was laid off (i.e., terminated) a year ago from a profession that I had devoted 35 years to. I was completely stunned. Of course, it has left me time for Lost, and to go back to school and get my doctorate!

Still can't get in. People on the forum are having problems, too. Some can't get anything going on their blu-ray players (PS3...which I have). I don't know if they're overloaded or not.

I finally explained fully to hubby today what this LU thing is all about..."real classes taught by real professors"...and he is astonished ABC and TPTB have put this together for us fans...can't wait to take classes with me! :)

Hey Thorsten, judging from your greater-than-288 print number, I think they sent you another Hatch, as your original must have gotten Lost on the way (or was never sent at all). I believe you got one of the extras they keep for that sort of purpose.

An update for everyone on The Print: I've been dealing with a fantastic Guy called Marky at UPrinting.com in LA who watches LOST and so obviously I told him all about the ARG and about you all everybody and the G1988 thing and he's totally onside for us, is going to keep an eye on the production of this and ensure it's shipped on time.

The 18 x 24 box mounted canvas will be delivered to Maven on Saturday who, by the way, is a superstar for taking on the responsibility of getting it to everyone on Tuesday. From the comments above it looks as though we are all agreed that Thorsten has done an awesome job. This is going to be great!

Reverend Milo also has the image file and is ready to prepare a backup print in case anything goes awry with the canvas and comixguru has a reduced version of the image and will try to do some smaller prints for those attending.

Fingers crossed all will go to plan.

Several of you have mentioned wanting to contribute towards the cost of this and I'll say again that I'm more than happy to cover it ($160 in total) as a thanks to all of you for your fantastic company these past few months, however, if anyone wants to drop a couple of dollars into my PayPal then that would be very cool, PP email is tkobchris at googlemail dot com. But please, an absolute maximum from anyone of $5.

@andalone: ah, that's dreadful that you're not healed enough. :( I know what that's like, very frustrating. But hurrah for (possibly) predicting Sawyer's The Island (well that's what I'D name it!).

@Thorsten: Awesome work!! Love it :)

@ChrisL (and maven): thanks for your hard work too! I will drop some $$ in your PP when I can tear myself away from LU later, hahah.

Anyone looking to get the Dharma boxsets at Best Buy: at mine, anyway, you have to ask, they had them in the back and no sign; the price tag is wrong also, it's $84.99 like everywhere else. No luggage tag if you get Dharma tho :P

LU is working fine for me on PS3, all enrolled except Jeremy Davies - maybe they didn't get it done, lol. I can justify the investment because I've just realized with a bit a paperwork and a short paper I can likely get college credit for this! WIN

ChrisL, I don't know how to do the PayPal thing, so maybe we can arrange something else? I would not feel right not being able to contribute at least in a snail-mail way, if I can't do it electronically. :-)

On the S5 DVD topic, has anyone seen this yet? New Tapestry? Apparently there is another tapestry with all new hieroglyphics on it, that is shown in some DVD extras. I haven't checked DarkUFO for this yet, so sorry if it is already figured out. But what the heck, a second tapestry that we have to decode? Or perhaps just an extra one that they decided not to use in the show and we can forget about it? :-o This lnk chews up my computer's brain, so I can't click aorund her site to see if she has written anything else about it. (credits for this find to Greg on EyeMSick for passing it on)

I would love to make a contribution to the Lost Arg poster. How do I do this? I'm really in the holiday mood right now. Although my Season 5 Darma Initiative special edition Blu-Ray has NOT arrived yet!!?!

Great poster Thorsten and glad to see you got your Hatch poster FINALLY!!!

I've had two missed parcels today, so hoping one is my new Swan Station from a kind Sir in LA and the other is my Jabberwock print from Daniel Danger. I highly doubt the Polar Bear would be here already, only got it finalised last night!

Oh and severely disappointed to say that Lost U does not work for me on my PS3, just keeps sending me to the Main Menu. Proof maybe that BD-Live is quite ready for mass demand?

Thorsten, so happy about replacement for Hatch and yes, that is a first poster past 289.

ChrisL, ReverendMilo, comixguru, maven and Thorsten, and everyone who supported this project with kind thoughts and lovely faces, kudos. most impressed.

Please take a moment to look at THE LIST over at SpoilerTV. I'll maintain through the end of the year. It's accuracy is questionable past that date as posters are being exchanged/sold but not reported. I will do my best to have it ship-shape after the 16th reveal for those wanted to print out. Unless someone has a suggestion for it's use. . . .

Holding at 25-26 for attendance to Gallery 1988 from The Lost Args, Lost for Life, Lostpedia and DarkUFO. They are:

plenty of time to add names and line-up the Twitter List before the 14th.

I can be reached at lotto dot ticket dot 108 @gmail.com or PM at SpoilerTV or Twitter @Lottery_Ticket

I have another article for sl-LOST regarding Gallery 1988 party in the works.

And, since it was mentioned about Disney stealing andalone's dream concept, sl-Lost hosted the Island in Second Life - a virtual LOST island. There is information and link at sl-Lost.com's website. My name there is Smokey Gears. Sometimes I just sit on the beach and look out at the ocean.

ChrisL - payment sent. I was initially concerned that there might be a lack of TLC from a commercial print shop; so glad to hear you found a print shop with a Lost fan who can ensure extra care is taken.

Rob, thanks. I had the same concern, 20 years of commercial print buying will put you off any kind of printers for good! However this guy was genuinely keen to see a good job is done, they're a super-eco-friendly group too and, as you say, it's always a risk but I feel good about them. Fingers firmly crossed.

Heheh I ran through all the available courses already XD; Shouldn't make any comments about it since I don't want to spoil it for people who haven't had their chance. We do have to wait two days for the second class session, though.

Hopefully ABC will make it available eventually online to people who do NOT have the Blu-Ray; it's just Java anyhow.

@Martyn, ChrisL, UK LOSTies: are you able to play the episode content? If that's working then leave a message on the forums or email for LU, and also try calling/emailing Sony support and tell them you're having trouble with BD Live from there. Sounds to be probably somehow a regional issue. Sorry you're having frustration! :(

Ok off to try exam for "Jungle Survival", only one we can do yet. Wish me luck lol.

oh- and as a side note, I spoke to Noreen (she is the one who has been leading the Fan Appreciation project at ABC) and she knows all about us here at LostARGS :) She thinks it's very cool how we are helping each other get the prints whether it's by trading or buying so someone else can buy at cost. hurray for us! :)

Hey Chris, I have been watching the Lost prints on ebay and they have been going down and down in price every week. No one buys them and then they relist with a lower price the next week. That guy is going to be so screwed when he finds he can't sell them.

@comixguru: ...you're supposed to tell me things that make me NOT want to go. I'm a super nerd, I'd rather meet writers than actors I think! lol. That's awesome though :)

@Sayid'sGirl: Apparently they're having trouble with that one. Some people got "full" a few times and then got in, just keep trying (as will I). There's so much vitriol flying over at the LU forums it's hard to tell what's up. :(

I did the Jungle Survival exam. You can see the results here (two pics); don't look if you don't want to know!my "exam"Somehow I'm showing on the Dean's List on my PS3, dunno how since no one has grades yet hah.

Hello everyone! On the advice of andalone I'm delurking -- I think I'm a lurker by nature -- bad habit. The LOST community here is fantastic and I'm really looking forward to LU and s6 conversations. I'm so jealous of everyone going to LA for the event. Though it's probably for the best as I might fall to my knees before Lindelof and Cuse in humble worship of the LOST deities.

Hey everyone, I (along with a couple others) have planned a little mini ARG. It won't really kick into action until after the event on the 15th, but the site is up and running. There's not much there, but check it out. I'm taking submissions for pictures and fan art. I will also be holding a few giveaways. I'm aiming to do one later this week for some swag given away at the various events, and then next week I will give away a DCAAPB poster. I also have some clues and a surprise planned for shortly after the 15th, so keep your eyes on the site!

Well after pre-ordering Lost Season 5 and waiting for it to be delivered on the 8th just found out today after I rung the merchant that Sony(?) has decided not to release the Blu-ray addition here in NZ till next year. GREAT. So I've spent the better part of the day trying to find it, which I did. Had to order from Australia which aside from costing me more proably wont be here for a week or more. All I can say is I hope this is worth it. I feel really downhearted by all this and very much seperated from all that's going on.

So..at work today i mention to the boss that I mite be taking the 15th and 16th off. After asking, I told him that there was this shindig in LA and the producers actors and some production people mite be there on opening nite, the 15th. I jazzed it up a bit. Not that he could say no,,,its my time to take, but a common courtesy is extended in letting the boss know ahead of time. He says ,,well you just have to go!! You are a Lost Fan right!? Yeaa..but...No MEL! You HAVE to go!..Jeesh I hate it when the boss makes up my mind for me.

So.. there is comixguru,,posting on who is to attend. I still almost poop myself! No doubt about IT!!!

So..who is arriving in LA " early"? IS anybody up for a afternoon or late afternoon sunset visit to the beach? Never been to the Pacific Ocean??..Or maybe something else? Hang out in Hollywood? Touristy stuff? What what WHAT? LA people,,SUGGESTIONS? I mean folks are coming in from afar. I can be there early..medium..or late. Don't make me say it..together/ alone..Must start thinking about it now if ya want to make a go of it then.

If you want to wing it on your own ..fine..my post here isn't for you then. I am seeking those who may want ..and have the time..to see alittle more of L.A, than 7020 Melsrose. I'm no expert but am willing to try.What Say!?